But now, there’s sadness in his life owing to his slightly older-model Ferrari getting cracked up while in the custody of his Ferrari dealership. Of course, the dealership has offered to fix it up and/or offered to let him buy a newer, unused Ferrari at a higher price, but that’s not good enough for G.

*Apparently, the people behind the Secret Millionaire show wanted to show a big delta between the lifestyle of his real-life SoMA pad vs. the Tenderloin hovel that he shacked-up in during the filming of the show. Well, some people got carried away with the made-for-TV furnishings. So that’s where the zebra pelt and chandelier came in. Ironically, you might prefer to live in that hovel on Larkin Street – it’s not that bad, right across the street from Homeland Security. Typical Americans watching had no idea that the rent on that supposedly unlivable apartment in the Tenderloin was more than their flyover country mortgage payments…

SAN FRANCISCO, California — In response to the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami inNorthern Japan, a group of concerned citizens from the Bay Area’s Hawaiian and Asian Americancommunities have organized Kōkua Japan San Francisco, a fundraising concert in Japantown’sPeace Plaza from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011. “Kōkua” means “help” in Hawaiian.

Donations to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund will be solicited at the free event, which will also raise funds through raffles of donated merchandise and T-shirt sales. The nonprofitNorthern California Cherry Blossom Festival will collect the monies and deliver them to theJapanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC), which administers theearthquake relief fund along with Union Bank. One hundred percent of the fund will be distributedfor direct assistance to residents of the affected area of Japan.

Local merchants have donated items for raffle prizes, while Hawaiian Airlines is flying in 200 special“Aloha” T-shirts for sale with the help of the Hawai’i Lieutenant Governor’s office, which iscoordinating the islands’ Aloha for Japan fundraising effort. The T-shirt, which uses a rising sun forthe “o” in “Aloha,” will sell at Kōkua Japan San Francisco for $25, from which the $15 profit per shirtwill go to earthquake relief. Sponsors include Aloha Warehouse, Colortone Digital, Hawai’iChamber of Commerce of Northern California, Susie Kagami, Osaki Creative Group, and SoundInnovations. Thanks also go to Sandy Lee of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department.

Perhaps he’s abusing the staff at Yelp-rated Infinity Towers because of buyer’s remorse? You know, the nearby One Rincon building in SoMA is newer and taller – maybe that could account for G’s petulance.

Certainly, Trauma has been traumatic for NBC, but what about San Francisco? Would we have been better off without subsidizing this inchoate production? Did we really pay SFPD officers to just hang out around the set for the filming of twelve episodes instead of having the cops do their regular jobs?

How does the Scene in San Francisco scheme work? The TV people pay for the cops but then we turn around and give the TV people all the money back?

“What costs are eligible for refund?

Fees paid to City Departments for the use or rental of City property, equipment or employees including: Port, MUNI, SPFD [SFPD?], SFFD, DPT, DPW, Treasure Island, Recreation and Parks, and all City buildings

Certainly, Trauma was good for certain people in San Francisco, but was it good for San Francisco and San Franciscans overall? Is this the kind of thing we want to do again? Are there any Lessons to be Learned here?

Now, I’m not up to speed here – is Glenn the gay guy that just came out? Anyway, find out tonight on Channel 3.

“Glenn’s attempt to follow his heart puts his career — and safety — on the line. Meanwhile, Marisa gets a surprise visit from an old friend. Elsewhere, Rabbit helps a patient deal with his devastating loss.”

And guess what? Ratings are up a bit lately. If only certain judgmental people hadn’t been so negative, and if it didn’t cost millions and millions to film old-school, episodic, Hill Street Blues-style television in pricey San Francisco, well who knows, maybe Trauma could have gone a full season.

Trauma? Don’t they film that in our little town, (the fourth-largest in the whole state, I’m proud to say)? Yes they do! Maybe NBC could commit to nine more episodes (the “back nine”) so we could have a full season of on-location shoots?

“…on life support in the ratings, vapid, seems doomed to a quick and painful death, truly terrible show, headache-inducing, the dialogue painfully bad, the characters pre-packaged, it makes me want to claw out my own eyeballs…”

Ooh, harsh. Harsh but fair.

All right, let’s see here, we got to have a photo – how about pilot Aimee Garcia’s preflight checklist:

I can tell you that one thing that the specific whites of Pacific Heights don’t like is commotion. But that’s what they’re going to get come tomorrow based upon this photo taken by San Franciscan Jeffrey Baker of the tow-away signs that are up there right now.

OMG, Traumais coming! Will the circling choppers play Wagnerala Apocalypse Now? We Can Only Hope. (Does the digital trickery used by the makers of Trauma look better than Francis Ford Coppola’s analog efforts from three+ decades ago? Discuss.)

“The only thing this show has going for it is the San Francisco scenery. Why the decision to exclude compelling characters, story arcs, or central conflicts? This show didn’t have to follow the ER model or the House model, but it should try to adhere to some basic storytelling model.

“I vote for bringing back the Zodiac killer in a three-story arc that offs every character not called Rabbit, then rebooting the show with at least a few C-list actors.”

You don’t want to have your car towed. But if that happens, just call DPT at (415) 701-5400 to get your ride back. Ask for the Trauma discount! Obviously, you don’t want to end up like this Craigslister. Oh well

Me too! $417 out of the tow yard + another $53 ticket is WAY TOO MUCH. Not to mention I saw no sign of the event on Polk street near Aquatic Park besides the metal fences on the sidewalk ready for deployment at 3am. In addition, the street was completely full of cars at 1:30am, and towing began at 3am….if there were signs, were all these people idiots like me to ignore them? I doubt it. If your car was towed anywhere along the route, and you want to team up to appeal the tow and ticket fines, let me know – dammit. Thanks!

Does NBC currently get beat in keys demos by the CW “Network” when Trauma is on? Oui. Will NBC broadcast Trauma during the all-important upcoming sweeps? Signs point to non. Will the San Francisco Chronicle let its readers in on the secret that all is not well for the dramatic Traumatics? Maybe just a hint? Encore non – not anytime soon anyway. Oh well.

“Where to start? The show was a piece of crap – I was trying to figure out what part of it was realistic and the only part I can think of is when they got the call over the radio and after that it was down hill – Being a medic for 15 years I was hoping that it would be accurate, but it was just embarrassing. They didn’t even have proper placement of hands for CPR”

“Shame on you, NBC! I have been a paramedic for nearly 30 years and have never been so insulted as I was when you aired Trauma.”

“Umm OK I can so tell this had male writers! In the first 15 minutes you can tell that it is not real EMS work,,and If we (women) in EMS wore uniforms with our “girls” showing and tight pantswe sure wouldn’t be able to do our jobs. This show does not show what we do on a daily basis nor does it show what real role women play in EMS!! We save lives everyday…we cover the cops as they cover us, we back our own.. and we jepordize our family lives to save the lives of strangers..we dont have sex in the rig, we don’t walk around station acting like bimbos and where I work you better prove you can do anything your male counterparts can do..we get respect because we have earned it.. I will not watch again.”

“Watching the pilot of “Trauma” was awkward, almost painful. There was a complete lack of professionalism and reality. I have twenty years of public safety experience in fire & law enforcement. Mark my words: Trauma will not last long. Whomever does the show is quite obviously interested in attracting the junior high school crowd. No adult with even basic intelligence would watch this show more than twice. I was generally pleased with Southland… what the heck happened with Trauma? Geez, what a sad disappointment!”